Ross Youngs

Hall of Fame

Right Field

1917—1926

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Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Right Field RANK
#45

Player Detail

Royce Middlebrook
GIVEN NAME
Youngs
SURNAME
April 10, 1897, in Shiner, TX
BORN
October 22, 1927, in San Antonio, TX, USA
DIED
1917—1926
Playing Career
Played from 20-29
PLAYING AGE
New York Giants
Teams Played For
Right Field
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
1921-22
World Series titles
Pep
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#2 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-8 / 162
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 25, 1917
Major League Debut
August 10, 1926
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Ross Youngs?

Great right fielder for Giants dynasty, died young from rare disease.

70

HITTING

50

POWER

70

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Following Ross’s shocking death from disease at the age of 30, the Giants honored Youngs with a bronze plaque on the right field wall of the Polo Grounds, which adoring fans insisted on paying for. It remained in the ballpark until it closed in 1963.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1211
1491
42
592
.322

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1920 New York Giants

23 Years Old

.351
AVG
6
HR
78
RBI
92
RUNS
.427
OBP
204
HITS
27
2B
14
3B
.477
SLG
75
BB
18
SB
6.5
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.322
.399
.441

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.839
.753
111.4

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
31.3
58.5

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Ross Youngs Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Youngs
521
168
91
27
10
5
67
62
44
17
229
234
.322
.399
.441
839
AVG RF
534
154
79
24
9
6
47
40
15
215
205
.289
.350
.403
.753

Ross Youngs Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
45
70
61
68
47
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
72
53
48
62
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ross Youngs PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
32.3
30.4
23.4
16.2
4.32
73.7
43.4
30.3
21.5
5.03
BLUE = Ross Youngs
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
206.2
180.0
131.0
88.6
27.5
389.8
205.2
143.3
96.9
26.7
BLUE = Ross Youngs
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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